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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Says Talks with Iran Are “Very Good”
Feb 9, 2026Ingie GoharTrump said that the US had “very good” talks with Iran and that additional discussions are planned for early next week, but warned that if Iran does not reach …
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceElection Year in Israel: Portents of the Coming Political Battle
Feb 6, 2026Mtanes ShihadehThe upcoming elections will mostly focus on domestic issues, while those related to the occupation, settlers, and control of Gaza will recede from public debat…
- Policy Analysis
LebanonDemocracy and GovernanceA First-Year Assessment of Lebanon’s Governing Coalition
Feb 4, 2026Patricia KaramIn January 2025, President Joseph Aoun took the oath of office and in his inaugural address declared the start of a “new era.” The government then began to rec…
- Policy Analysis
QatarThe War on GazaIsrael’s Smearing Campaign against Qatar: Latent Motives and Objectives
Feb 3, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesSince the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, analysts, governments, and media outlets have debated Qatar’s involvement with Hamas and its wider role in Middl…
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaEvery Moment Is a Life: Gaza in the Time of Genocide
Feb 2, 2026Imad K. HarbA sobering reminder for the American reader of the Gaza genocide will soon land in bookstores and libraries throughout the United States, offering firsthand a…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Opposes Maliki as Iraq Prime Minister
Feb 2, 2026Ingie GoharPresident Trump said on social media that the United States would end its support for Iraq if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to office.
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SyriaDemocracy and GovernanceSyria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent
Jan 29, 2026Salim ÇevikOn January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…
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EgyptRegional Relations and GeopoliticsEgypt: Partnering with Saudi Arabia on Security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Jan 27, 2026Gregory AftandilianDespite its extensive economic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt appears to be hitching its wagon to Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s dispute w…
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaTrump’s Board of Peace Will Help Strong Countries Dominate Weak Ones
Jan 27, 2026Dana El KurdThe Trump administration recently declared that Phase 1 of the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel was over and that the work of Phase 2 would begin.…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens Iran and Hamas
Jan 26, 2026Ingie GoharPresident Trump inaugurated the Board of Peace. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said of the board, “This isn’t the United States, this is …









